Holder for carfare tokens



Jan. 18, 1949.

Filed May 2, 1945 w. A. SHERBONDY 2,459,292 HOLDER FOR CARFARE TOKENS 2 Sheets-Shet 1 A IN VEN TOR. W/LL/AM 4. .fi/eeso/voy 1 y W w/ 7 6 HTTOE/YEYS Jam. 18, 1949. w. A. SHERBONDY 2945,9392

HOLDER FOR CARFARE TOKENS Filed May 2, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR.

I MLL/AM 4 She/em loy BY 1px; My 30 Patented Jan. 18, 1949 OFFICE 2,459,292 HOLDER FOR CAREARE TOKENS William A. Sherbondy, Shaker Heights, Ohio Application May 2, 1945, Serial No. 591,470

1 Claim. (o1. 206-56) This invention relates to holding devices and,

more particularly, to a new and improved holder for fare tokens such as are commonlyused by public transportation systems. "The present application is a continuation-impart of my copending application Serial No. 484,799, filed April 28, 1943, entitled Holder for car fare tokens, and now abandoned.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is the provision of a novel and improved multiple token holder which may be generally sold by public utilities, both by mail and at convenient merchandising points, and even in factories and offices when circumstances warrant.

Another object is the provision of a device of the character referred to which will firmly and Securely hold the tokens in placeat all desired times and from which tokens may be readily removed, one at a time, without disturbing adjacent tokens.

A still further object is the provision of a. token holder of the character referredto which may readily be transported, as for example, by being carried in a vest pocket or pocketbook.

Another object is the provision of a holder of the character referred to which is readily susceptible to quantity production.

These and other objects made apparent during the further progress of this specification are accomplished by means of my improved holding device, a full and complete understanding of which is facilitated by reference to the drawings herein, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a token holder embodying the present invention, one token holding fold or pleat-like member being shown in unsealed position in order to more clearly disclose the structure involved;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the holder shown in Fig. 1, with the top cover of the holder in closed position; and

Figs. 3 and 4 are views in perspective of token holders similar to the token holder shown in Fig. 1, but of modified construction.

Generally speaking, the present invention contemplates a member, preferably a folder member, provided with a plurality of elongated fold or pleat-like token holding members connected thereto with their free edges movable with respect to the member proper and provided with a plurality of spaced notches, the maximum outer edge dimensions of which are slightly less than the diameter of the disks or tokens to be retained therein. Portions of the tokens normally project from the notches and the edge portions of a pulling force by, and the notches are so spaced with respect to each other that the entire portion of the notches is not ruptured upon a 1 folder proper,

of the folds intermediate the notches are so constructed that they rupture upon the application to the tokens retained therefolded edge intermediate any two adjacent removal of a token retained thereby.

" {Three preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and herein described in considerable detail, however, the invention is not limited to the particular construction'shown and may be otherwise embodied. Each of the three embodiments shown comprises I designated generally by the reference characters A, A and A" in Figs.1, 3

and 4, respectively, comprising back and cover sections and having therein token-retaining fold 'ortpleat-like members B, .B' and B", respectively.

In'i'the embodiment'shown in Figs. 1 and '2, the fold or pleat-like members B are formed separate from the folder proper and glued or otherwise attached to the back section thereof. In the embodiments shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the fold or pleat-like members B and B", respectively, are constructed from the same pieces of material from which the folders proper are made by folding the material in the manner shown and securing the various parts together as indicated. It'will be observed that the three embodiments are? the same in that each comprises a folder having token-holding fold or pleat-like members secured therein. The portions or channels of the fold or pleat-like members within which the tokens or disks are retained are alike and are all rotatable or movable with reference to their respective folders. The differences between the various holders shown reside merely in the specific construction employed, which differences affect the cost, etc., rather than the utility of the devices.

"Referring specifically to Figs. 1 and 2, the fold or pleat-like members B, as shown, are a part of strips or sections Ill preferably formed in continuous lengths scored or creased along a medial fold line H and punched in the manner shown so as to form notches [2 when the strips are folded along the fold line H. After being cut to desired lengths, the cut sections ID are anchored to the back section l3 of the folder proper as by gluing the same thereto along the glue line It. Before the upper parts of the strips or sections Ill are secured to the bottom parts thereof, the tokens l5 are placed on the lower parts and secured in ultimate operative position by folding the top parts over the tokens and of two adjacent tokens is withdrawn, only the sealing the same to the lower parts by the glue point adjacent to the vacantspace will normally surfaces or lines IS. The ends of the strips or be broken upon such withdrawal because the sections II] are also preferably glued together forces set up tend to concentrate towards the as along the glue lines I! and 18. The conplace of greatest weakness, and this normally is struction is such that the tokens are retained the point adjacent to the vacant space. For

within a channel formed by the medial fold line example, in Fig. 1, it will be seen that starting H and the glue line H5 at the rear of the strips at the bottom of the inside or left-hand member or sections. The channel is slightly less than the ave been successively withdrawn diameters ofii tl'lelfit liens a'iitl t toli'rfs, fire three,

securely he1d '-therein-'-with their lower or-"front ernains'i'r'itactarid' with the suredges projecting outwardly through the notches rounding structure holds the lower token l5 l2. Other means of attaching the strips or s *firmly in place up to the time of its withdrawal, tions in to the folder proper will-"occun to; ne at -yv hicrntin wthe fourth point will be torn, but skilled in the art, as, for example," 'tapl ng, 1,, t e n t adjacentpoint will remain intact and the object being to firmly hold tliese members -=-=contiriue-to perform its function. This simple within the folder and to unite their edges oyer a, and; ingenious.., arrangement makes possible a .then cut to desire disize.

sufficiently wide area to insure the area's eirig superior device of theinstant type, efiicient and held firmly in position against accidentar d i I placement and loss. '1}; large scale use by public utilities everywhere.

If desired, the sections or stripsx l ltmay -haYe5.-the In :orclertto effe'etzavbetter clos-ing-;of-.the= folder,

tokens inserted therein; before being; anchored in scqreilinesezaiandrli may beprovidedito-periorm thefolder, or. longstrip of combined folderseand iaibae like ,ortion 25.:intermediatethe back sec-'- .token-holdingmember rnambe-fabricated; and -tionM-3ao .th .1folder;.:prev1ously referred':to,-..and

- Y ---tjhe'-.COVQ13 prone-ansa-designated: generally-:imxthe .or I the purpose of facilitating; de ineate sarawm saeas;

i3? foo'l proof in its operation, and susceptible to.

the tokens,- t $79 39 or}sections;-I!) arepreferr esrapreviouslyrzstated-c the:=three%'embo:diments ably scored adjacent the anchored;portions shown are alike except for thewmanner which ,thereof,,;-as along lines C2.0;; thistmaking ipossible theri told: on pleat-like members which hold; the

av semi-hingamoyementgof. the;foldorwpleatelike 4. 0 ltekensaaareriormede Like partsiofzthervariousiem members at this point, ,anda expediting:v the -;with-. 'bodiments; are designated andzreferred toiby, the drawal of tokens. At the:,s ametime; this;fea-ture gsamerreierencei charactersi andrcorresponding should; not be accentuated to too; great a; degree .partswby Jthe samalreferen'cerscharacters;.butiwith as Q Otherwise .l a ar 1 a t n ncy 'afori: the eeprime: mark: added a in: theacase; of they embodieouter. parts-of-the fOldSFBjO assume; a; position :3 ment shown in Fig. 3 and with a double prime appro'aching'aqright angle toqthe -bac'k sectioni l3 'mark addediin thecase1ofthe2 embodiment: shown ofthefolder,; andthus hinderthe:complete and irrFigEAa L. 1 'efiective closing, of; the;- f,o1der.:-:qlnisomeiycases .':iR-eferringatmfig:3;.;it:will1bie seensthattherfoid onlyyonescoreiline-:tozasection-br; member: llllis or: pl'eatelikecmembersrBi areifomned: bye fol'ding preferable. The ideal situation-prevails-wherr the .40 theamaterial;ofltheefolderr'along theslinesizk in strips or: sections 111; are sufficientlyvpliablento addition to the notched fold lines lf'..iA terl the permit" the. ready insertionr of;aafingernbeneath di ks fl -lifikensare positionedtiniythe fblds..TB,

a tolr'en preparatory-to itss.withdrawal, ;yet;.at thee-respective?partsiofitheefoldsareimaiiitained the same time notito have the unsecuredzparts or fixed:indolcledpos ti y p 'flh gl edzt'o flopping: about .01" projecting at'j an-; a,ppreciab1e 34:5 their mall? (ifiitheifilba'ckl .section I3! Ofilthi folder anglecfrom theback section 1130f; the. folder;. :4 'prope .r'Thaconstnuctiomis"suclrthat theztokem The notches it of :the .folds .orpleatelikemem;- h ldirrgfifn'ld or pleat-lik members 3131" 'alr? 0 bers B are-preferablyformeddn.alshapesapproxii nected to the baclcisectionv; ISIandLmQVableieIae mating: a V".in-'-' orderfthat; a .maximumifrictional tive'theretor-sorasstm permit; the: ready. insertion of surface on the token, proper .may-.i:be, eXp0Sed azcfingerxbene haathei tokenz ipreparatoryr to =rits to: the thumband finger of the person. with-. Withdrawal]?- drawing; the: same; fr0mEthe-n1'i01deh;12801118?adie. n mci e may-bezemployedesasdesiredi vertising advantages. maycac'cruefrom utiliza-i -Th'e eonstructionz'showni in: Fig. 4' is... similar tion: of: a -V -.aperture;;or,, notch althoughwit" is to that Sho in Fi 3 p t t t 'old's apparent that any; other-gconstruction;permitting which form the pleat -like memb'ers B extend effective removal ofjthe tokens;is acceptable;;. for tb he rear oi top o the ba'ckesexction}I 3 The example,-.the semi-circular. notches shown inwFigs; 1? p y p w d 3. and 4, and- 110 limitation,is'intendedrfrom-.3the alerlgth'emppenor rear edge; by'thestapls 3W forms shown and in the event the {folds are' appreciably wider Special attentioni-is nom'directed;to-thegmanner on th he diameter? of *the tokens; asis'thecase in which the notches H are formed;,..-and the waamebottom foldfshown; the res-peetivepart's positioning of; the members or tokensggj 5 of the folds are secured together as by'the-staples therein.- It isapparent-that orderqto secure 32f tp formachanneliwiththefoldededgeil 'iof the. most. effective-deviceof; theinstant type th tain thetokensl. tokens must, hes-firmly, andisecurely heldjat ll 1amf i tlie'i folders: may: be times, yet; be subject to removal with 'agminimummg; or j informational".purposes of. effort andinconvenience.,The notch are separated by ax series not; closed points Z a- Width sufficientto aiiordstructure; ordinarilyppre h ventingthe accidentaldisplacementof.thetokens; v or; other: objects,- yet sufficiently. weak; 0. permit. is rupture thereof when i apulling; force? exerted. ii

on.- thetokens, M Preferably; the, points. are 01'; tion .andlrseo s been.illus'trated andldescribed preferred; forms] or? the .instant,:in WIIPBB understooldithat. no limitation.

' re to. be accordedian. interpretae airly in; keeping. with, the con.-

Whileitwoz foldsrB'; are show-n che r implied thereby, butlthat. th'elape,

such. width that the entire; point; is no broken, tnibution togtheart. Further-,..wl1ile.use:- oi-the:

like has been mentioned, it is obvious that the invention may have a very wide variety of uses, including, but not limited to, tokens and change, money alone, buttons, medicine tablets, and in fact any article, the contour, shape or other characteristics oi which makes such susceptible to handling in the manner described heretofore. Finally, it is apparent that in some instances, individual folds or pleat-like members in the nature of strips of greater or lesser length may be employed to advantage without associating such with a folder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A one-piece holder and dispenser for disk-like articles comprising, a single sheet of material reversely folded a plurality of times intermediate its ends to provide a plurality of fold portions of different widths adapted to lie upon each other in staggered relationship and integral front and back portions adapted to cover said fold portions thereby formin a substantially book-like folder, the said fold portions each being adapted to receive disk-like articles between the two sides thereof, the staggered folded edges of the said fold portions havin apertures spaced longitudinally thereof, the dimensions of said apertures longitudinally of said folded edges being less than the diameter of the disk-like articles so that the articles placed Within the fold portions are held therein with portions of their edges exposed through said apertures, the said folded edges being constructed to rupture adjacent the said apertures on the application of force to the exposed portions of the disk-like articles, and means for securing the two sides of each of the fold portions together adjacent the unexposed edges of the articles therein thereby preventing accidental displacement of the articles.

WILLIAM A. SHERBONDY.

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